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Saturday 1 December 2001

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs. It covers the stories each morning that the other current affairs teams follow for the rest of the day. Below is the program summary with links to transcripts and audio (if available).

Death of a Beatle - George Harrison dies

First today to the death of a Beatle. Fifty-eight-year-old George Harrison died at a friend's home in Los Angeles yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

Fleeing Kandahar

While negotiations continue in the German city of Bonn over Afghanistan's political future, American and Northern Alliance forces have been stepping up the pressure on the southern Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.

North Korea deals with HIV crisis

Women AIDS sufferers claim treatments often favour men

Well, worldwide, the number of women infected with HIV has been steadily increasing. They now account for nearly half the thirty-five million adults living with the virus. In Australia, about a thousand women are infected with HIV.

Queensland National Party woos Liberals

Tasmania cracks down on poppy theft

Tasmania's two hundred million dollar poppy industry is today claiming it's finally succeeded in cracking down on poppy theft in the State. The number of heads stolen has dropped from 68,000 last year to only 8,000 this year.